Category: Propaganda

Nolstagia World War II Video Library

193.NOSTALGIA WORLD WAR II VIDEO LIBRARY #8 (1944-USA). Produced by the Signal Corps. America’s courageous servicemen deal severe blows to the enemy, and these superb World War II films report their heroism to the dedicated homefront workers. Including a great Warner Brothers “Private Snafu” cartoon! 1. LIFE LINE (1943). The capture of Rendova, in the […]

Nostalgia World War II Video Library #9

195. NOSTALGIA WORLD WAR II VIDEO LIBRARY #9 (1942-1944-usa). World War II: the free world rallies to smash the Axis. The Vice President tells us why we fight, and some excellent combat films vividly show that fightÑespecially the far-reaching, spectacular air war! 1. THE PRICE OF VICTORY (1942). Produced by the Office of War Information. […]

Nostalgia World War II Video Library #6

191. NOSTALGIA WORLD WAR II VIDEO LIBRARY #6 (1942, 1944, 1946-USA) Japanese aggression: bold, impressive, and evil. But the brave people of China, the United States and the Allies strike back-and the stories of their courage are forcefully told in these eloquent documentaries. 1.INSIDE FIGHTING CHINA (1942-USA). Informative, well-made and absorbing presentation of Japanese imperialism, […]

Nostalgia World War II Video Library #7

192. NOSTALGIA WORLD WAR II VIDEO LIBRARY #7 (1943-1944-USA). Produced by the Signal Corps. An Academy Award nominee, and some extraordinary combat films designed to inspire the World War II homefront workers to continue their efforts at winning the war. 1. BAPTISM OF FIRE (1943). With EUSHA COOK, JR. One of the Army’s “Fighting Men […]

Nostalgia World War II Video Library #5

190. NOSTALGIA WORLD WAR II VIDEO LIBRARY #5 (1945-USA). Produced by the Army Pictorial Service Division of the Signal Corps. The shocking aftermath of World War II-told from two fascinating, and very different, perspectives. Here is the spectacle of humanity at its most inspiring, and at its most destructive. These are films you are not […]

Taking Off With Jimmy Stewart And Clark Gable

1797.TAKING OFF WITH JIMMY STEWART AND CLARK GABLE (1942,1943-USA). 1. WINNING YOUR WINGS (1942-USA). Narrated by LIEUTENANT JAMES STEWART. Produced by the U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE. James Stewart, one of Hollywood’s legendary movie stars, was also a legitimate hero ofWorld War II. Even though he was already an Academy Award-winning actor, he entered the military […]

Presidant Fights The Japs, And Dirt, The

1798. THE PRESIDENT FIGHTS THE JAPS…AND DIRT! (1943-1960s-USA) 1. RECOGNITION OF THE JAPANESE ZERO FIGHTER (1943-U5A). With RONALD REAGAN, CRAIG STEVENS. This time-capsule is a World War ll U.S. Army Air Force training film, the purpose of which was to assist American flyers in both learning to recognize the Japanese “Zero,” manufactured by Mitsubishi in […]

Nostalgia World War II Video Library #11

1737. NOSTALGIA WORLD WAR II VIDEO LIBRARY #11 (1944, 1945 USA) 1. WHAT MAKES A BATTLE (1945-USA). Exemplary documentary/propaganda piece which chillingly answers the question posed in its title. First, there are the supplies, coming from all sections of America, all states of the union, that are the backbone of the battle to rid the […]

Nostalgia Worl War II Video Library #12

1738. NOSTALGIA WORLD WAR II VIDEO LIBRARY #12 (1944,1945, USA). 1. OBJECTIVE…SECURITY (1945-USA). Easter Sunday, 1945: Nazi Germany is crumbling under the assault of United States military might. However, there still is a war to be fought, and won, a half a world away in the Pacific. This gritty documentary detai Is the American marine […]

1778. THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY AND MORE (1942, 1945-usA). 1. THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY (1942-USA). COLOR. Directed and co-photographed by JOHN FORD. Produced by the U.S. Navy. Narrated and co-written by John Ford. Music by ALFRED NEWMAN. This proud, flag-waving. Academy Award-winning propaganda piece is America’s first World War II documentary. It’s a photographic report […]